Re: Re: selling gpl software?
| From: | jeffry s | Date: | Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:31:53 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: selling gpl software? | ||
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On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 1:19 AM, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:13 PM, jeffry s <paragasu@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > forgive me for my stupidness. i am quite confuse with law thing
> > and gpl, gplv2 and gplv3 or gnu proven hard for me to understand.
> > anyone can point me a comparison between all this?
>
> GPL is the (GNU) General Public License.
>
> GPLv2/GPLv3 are the second/third versions, containing
> modifications, ratifications, and clarifications. There may be some
> other ifications in there that I'm forgetting as well.
>
> GNU is a recursive acronym (as PHP now is for PHP Hypertext
> Preprocessor). It stands for GNU's Not Unix, and is an operating
> system. It's often confused with the organization from which it
> receives primary focus (and shares the founder: Richard Stallman),
> known as the FSF - the Free Software Foundation.
>
> > a simple explanation easy for baby to digest.. :)
>
> Now go get burped and have Mommy change your diaper. ;-P
>
> --
> </Daniel P. Brown>
> Forensic Services, Senior Unix Engineer
> 1+ (570-) 362-0283
>
what is the difference between gpl, gplv2 and gplv3 ?
actually.. baby is a name of a monkey. sure it doesnt need a diaper... :p